Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-12
POISON IN OUR HOMES.
DR.. g. C. Simmons Lecture at Y. NJ. c.
A. Hall Last Evening

A. Hall Last Evening.
YIN. C. A. Hall was filled last evening
with an audience DESTROYS of listening to
DR.. G. C. Simmons lecture upon Poison
in Our Homes" Dr. G. G. Tyrrell pre-
sided and made few interesting intro
ductory remarks, in the course of which
he asserted that there was no reason why
people should not attain the age of 100
years, if they took proper care of them
selves, and avoided the poisons in their
homes. DR.. Simmons prefaced his lee
ture by remarking: By the term poison
we mean, at least so far as the purposes of
this lecture 60, anything directly or indi-
rectly affecting our health. 1t is a wide
definition of the word, to be sure; for there
are few substances, if any, known in ma
ture which if used to excess do not
act against our health. 1t has been
asserted by eminent scientific authority
that nothing exists but what may be
an agent of harm to us. Every breath of
air, every morsel of food contains the
germ of disease. Nature is resistant. and,
though we are threatened on every hand,
she manages often to give US fair portion
of life If science is authority for the
statement that we are beset on all sides by
disease elements, there is grain of COM
fort in the results of some recent expert
ments with perfectly pure air. This latter
the perfectly pure air-was obtained by
filtering through cotton balten, which re-
tains all spores and micro organisms, and
it was then found that animals could not
be kept alive and we'll in such air. This
demonstrates that those self-same harmless
agents, while certainly threatening our very
life, yet fill necessary want in our
daily existence" The lecturer then pro-
ceeded to refer to and describe the source
and extent of many of the poisons the
human being suffers from daily without
his knowledge. including those in the air,
from all sorts OF impuIities-in the food he
eats, the water and the milk he drinks, the
candy he partakes of, etc. The poison of
mercury from the backs of mirrors, that
from wall paper, curtains, carpets, from
spittle Especially those afflicted with tuber-
cular disease), from hair restorers. and
beautifyeIs generally, from books and
toys, from lead pipes, from tin-foil wrap
ping, from copper vessels, from simulated
wines, from tea and coffee; and, in fact,
such showing was made as to cause the
auditors to wonder that they were alive to
listen to the narration. The lecturer was
assisted in the illustration of his remarks
by the introduction of drawings and by
many very interesting chemical and other
experiments, conducted by Fred. Ray, not
only showing the presence of poisons and
their action, but in many instances indi-
eating easy methods of detectings them.
The preparation Tor these experiments had
evidently been carefully made. and the
ladies and gentlemen present were greatly
pleased with them, as well as with the
lecture itself.
ENTERTAINMENT AND DANoE.-The Senior
and Junior Turner Harnonies gave an in
vitation entertainment and dance at Turner
Hall last evening, which was largely a.
tended and grand success in every par
ticular. Otto Fleissner acted as Musical
Director. The programme was as follows
Overture, orchestra (a.) Sommerlied,"
(Mendelssohn), (b.) TAM" (Zoliner), Sen
ior Harmonic tenor solo, The
Lighthouse by the Sea-" Burt Kidder
march, Junior Turner Harmonic selec-
tions, orchestra ; serenade, Senior Turner
Harmonic Vein Galop," Senior and
Junior Turner-Harmonie Indian club
swinging, Gus Hagelstein quartet, 4" Pin
kles, Jeitebes, Isaak Scholem and Moses
and Hartig; Halloh," Junior Turner
Harmonic " A Village Rehearsal " ICON
ductor, Chas. Noack), Senior Turner-Har-
monte.
SALE OF OIL PAINTrNGs.-There will be
sold by G. A. Fisher, auctioneer, at Turner
Hall, next Thursday and Friday evenings,
commencing at o'clock, large number
of choice oil paintings of Pacific coast
scenery, executed by Prof F. Schafer-a
graduate of the Dusseldorf school and
member of the San Francisco Art Associa-
tion-+from sketches taken from nature by
himself. Many of them are his exhibition
paintings, and represent six years labor.
They will be sold without limit or reserve,
as he is about to leave for Europe. To in
sure prompt attendance twenty sketches
will be given away to adults present prior
to 8P NJ. The pictures will be on exhibit
ton from Thursday, at 10 A. NJ. until the
hour of sale